diff --git a/profiles/viewsets.py b/profiles/viewsets.py
index 937b3cc..b324dda 100644
--- a/profiles/viewsets.py
+++ b/profiles/viewsets.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ class ProfileViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     permission_classes = (permissions.IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly,)
 
     def retrieve(self, request: HttpRequest, pk=None):
+        if (not ProfileModel.objects.filter(pk=pk).exists()):
+            return Response({"detail": "Profile not found."}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
         instance = ProfileModel.objects.get(pk=pk)
         instance.avatar_url.name = instance.avatar_url.name[instance.avatar_url.name.find("static") - 1:]
         return Response(self.serializer_class(instance).data,
@@ -32,9 +34,8 @@ class ProfileViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         serializer.save(user=self.request.user)
 
     def perform_update(self, serializer):
-        query: QuerySet = ProfileModel.objects.filter(pk=self.request.user.pk)
-        if (not query.exists()):
-            return Response("profile not found", status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        if (not ProfileModel.objects.filter(pk=pk).exists()):
+            return Response({"detail": "Profile not found."}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
         profile: ProfileModel = ProfileModel.objects.get(pk=self.request.user.pk)
         avatar = self.request.data.get("file", None)
         if (avatar is not None):